Landlord/tenant dispute- who should be the plaintiff
landlord tenant attorney California Aug 15, 2026
Location: California, LA So my father is not a US citizen, he owns a house which I lived in for a while, he opened a revocable living trust and transferred the house to it, he is the trustee and owner, and I’m a co-settler. then I needed to move so we rented this house out, I am on the lease as the property manager/ housing provider. 2 months later, the tenant stopped paying rent, so I went to serve him a 3 day notice to pay rent, that’s when I discovered that he has listed the house on Airbnb. So I didn’t serve that, I came home and drafted a 3 day notice to perform covenant or quit, and got a legal service to serve both notices the next day. On Tuesday is the day I can file the UD and start the eviction case. Now I’m filling the forms, I don’t know who should be the plaintiff, my dad or me? And whose address do we put down in the forms, because he doesn’t live here. Also, who should be (party requesting service) on the request for sheriff to serve court papers? Irrelevant to the question: The tenant’s account on Airbnb is opened the same time he rented my place, also has several other listings, all put up 2 months ago around the same time.
